Minimum technical requirements and recommendations 2008

The following are the minimum requirements for running Espresso:

Hardware:

  • Graphics card and monitor capable of high colour setting and 800 x 600 screen resolution
  • X86 Processor running at 1.20Ghz (or equivalent)
  • 256MB RAM memory
  • Sound card
  • Speakers and/or headphones (headphones recommended when Espresso used simultaneously on multiple computers)
  • Windows NT4, ME and Apple MAC OS 9 are no longer supported

Software:

  • Windows 98, 2000 and XP (Home and Pro) Vista and Apple MAC OS X
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or above for Windows or Safari 2.0 for Apple MAC OS X Other browsers, e.g. Netscape Navigator, Opera are not currently supported
  • Windows Media Player 10.0 (Windows Media Player 7.1 for Windows 98), QuickTime Player 7.0 for Apple MAC OS X
  • Adobe Flash Player 9
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view a number of linked PDF files (optional)

To check you home PC has the required software installed please run our check page

We recommend you have the most up to date versions of all required software.